istudy chinese
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An overview of how you can use your iPod Touch or iPhone to help you learn Chinese.TRANSCRIPT
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iStudy Chinese我学习汉语A look at how you can use your iPod Touch or iPhone to help you
learn Chinese
Cameron Kerr 胡鑫
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Demos
Enabling Chinese InputInput ChineseFlashcards using iFliprDianhua dictionary and study system
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Got Chinese?
Settings
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Got Chinese?
SettingsGeneral
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Got Chinese?
SettingsGeneralKeyboard
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Got Chinese?
SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational Keyboards
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Got Chinese?
SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational KeyboardsChinese (Simplified)
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Got Chinese?
SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational KeyboardsChinese (Simplified)Turn on Handwriting and Pinyin inputs
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Input Chinese
Globe icon cycles input method
• English
• Chinese handwriting
• Chinese pinyin
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Input Chinese
Globe icon cycles input method
• English
• Chinese handwriting
• Chinese pinyin
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Input Chinese
Globe icon cycles input method
• English
• Chinese handwriting
• Chinese pinyin
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Input Chinese
Globe icon cycles input method
• English
• Chinese handwriting
• Chinese pinyin‣ with completion
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iFlipr
$5.29 NZD from AppStore
• huge on-line collection of community contributed decks
• Portable!‣ make most use of your
downtime
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iFlipr
Search from a huge on-line collection of community-contributed decksMake your own on the iFlipr website or on your iPod and sync over WiFi
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iFlipr
Once you’ve found the decks you like, add them to your favourites and use them offline
• No internet connection required to practice!
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iFlipr
Front to back
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iFlipr
Front to backBack to front
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iFlipr
Flashcards or multichoiceLinear (self-test) or “Leitner” (learning) orderingScale font sizesLimited font choice
喝言 喝言Verdana Hei
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iFlipr
You can create your own decks
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iFlipr
You can create your own decks with Chinese and EnglishThough you can’t recombine characters, pinyin and English
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iFlipr
You can include photos and sound in your flashcards
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iFlipr
You can even include some pinyin marks, although third tone isn’t supported, as it’s not used in real languagesRemember, pinyin isn’t a language, but a phonetic notation systemCreate on the website
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DianHua
Free dictionary, based on community edited CEDICT dictionaryAlso available:
• Audio module for pronunciation
• Number practice
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DianHua
English中文pin yinpin1yin1
Youchoose
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DianHua
English中文pin yinpin1yin1
Evenhandwriting!(strokeordermatters)
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DianHua
Easily readable search results
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DianHua
Commonly you will have many possible meanings to choose from, or many possible things to say
• A better dictionary would have usage guides, etc.
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DianHua
Pronunciation linked to DianHua Audio module
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DianHua
Search history ends up being very useful when trying to use Chinese in the real world without a guide
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DianHua
Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free
• Bookmark words
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DianHua
Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free
• Bookmark words
• Flashcards
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DianHua
Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free
• Bookmark words
• Flashcards‣ make use of your
bookmark folders
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DianHua
Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free
• Bookmark words
• Flashcards‣ Right, Wrong or just
Don’t know
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DianHua
Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free
• Bookmark words
• Flashcards‣ Right, Wrong or just
Don’t know
‣ Recombine Chinese, Pinyin and English
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DianHua
You can even lookup and pronounce numbersSeperately available is a program for learning numbers
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DianHua
New feature: writing / typing test
• Test writing
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DianHua
New feature: writing / typing test
• Test writing
• Test pinyin
Immature, needs more user feedback
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Free
Form words only from dictionary
Audio module
Text only cards
More features
Costs a little
Make your own cards
Multimedia cards
Good user feedback
Huge community collection of decks
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30 minutes walking to work30 minutes walking back
Public transportWaiting for coffeeWaiting for friendsBetween lecturesBetween TV ads
plus it can carry your audio files!
You don’t need an iPod or smart-phone to all this this, but it can be a
useful companion to learning.Smaller than real cards too.
It’s portable!